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Bhagavad Gita 1.42

Chapter 1, Verse 42

Part of 1: Arjun Viṣhād Yogअर्जुनविषादयोग

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः॥

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Transliteration

saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ

Meaning

ବର୍ଣ୍ଣସଙ୍କର କୁଳଘାତୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଥା ସେମାନଙ୍କ କୁଳକୁ ନରକକୁ ନେଇଯାଏ; କାରଣ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପିତୃପୁରୁଷମାନେ ପିଣ୍ଡ ଓ ଜଳଦାନରୁ ବଞ୍ଚିତ ହୋଇ ଅଧଃପତିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word-by-word meaning
saṅkaraḥunwanted childrennarakāyahellishevaindeedkula-ghnānāmfor those who destroy the familykulasyaof the familychaalsopatantifallpitaraḥancestorshiverilyeṣhāmtheirluptadeprived ofpiṇḍodaka-kriyāḥperformances of sacrificial offerings
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 42?
ବର୍ଣ୍ଣସଙ୍କର କୁଳଘାତୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଥା ସେମାନଙ୍କ କୁଳକୁ ନରକକୁ ନେଇଯାଏ; କାରଣ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପିତୃପୁରୁଷମାନେ ପିଣ୍ଡ ଓ ଜଳଦାନରୁ ବଞ୍ଚିତ ହୋଇ ଅଧଃପତିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 42 of Chapter 1 (Arjun Viṣhād Yog — Arjuna's Dilemma) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.